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Last year, 120 new houses were built in a neighborhood. So far this year, 2/3

of them have been sold. How many new houses have been sold this year?
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User Mbrc
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New houses built = 120

New houses sold = 2/3 x 120

= 80 new houses
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Multiply the total number of houses built by the fraction sold:

120 x 2/3 = (120 x 2)/3 = 240/3 = 80

80 houses were sold.

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